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Monday, April 25, 2011

NARAYANA THEERTHAR

Narayana Teertha composed Sri Krishna Leela Tarangini dealing on life of the Lord Krishna. Dealing with Krishna from his birth, childhood pranks and ending with his marriage to Rukmini. Narayan Theertha uses various literary and musical forms such as songs, prose passages, Slokas (praises in verse), Dwipadis (couplets), etc. The songs are popularly called "Tarangas" means waves. The lyrics are simple yet beautiful and effective. The Astapadis of Jayadeva are said to be the inspiration.
Legend has it that the inspiration to compose this piece occurred when he was along the banks of Nadu cauvery. He was suffering from a serious stomach ailment and prayed that he should be given the strength to go back to Tirupati, where it all started. A divine voice asked him to follow a boar (varaha) to wherever it led him. The varaha led him to Bhupatirajapuram, which came to be known as `Varahur' later. The people of the village knew that a maha-purusha was coming. With their help, he raised the temple for Sri Lakshmi Narayana and Lord Venkateswara and settled down on the banks of river `Kudamurutty' the name by which the Cauvery was known at this place.[2]
Tarangini is highly suitable for dance drama and it has been very well utilized by I classical dancers over the last two centuries. Tarangini consists of 12 Tarangams and encapsulates 153 songs, 302 slokams and 31 choornikaas. Teertha followed Veda VyAsa’s Bhagavatam and concentrated on the 10th skandam.
Some of the popular compositions are listed here:
1. jaya jaya swAmi
2. jaya jaya ramA nAtha
3. Saranam bhava
4. nArAyanAya
5. mangaLAlaya
6. jaya jaya durgE
7. mAdhava mAdhava
8. Ehi mudam dEhi
9. Ehi mudam mama
10. kriShnam kalaya
11. kalaya yaSOdE
12. dAmOdara tAvaka
13. gOvinda ghaTaya
14. AlOkayE
15. paSyata paSyata
16. jaya jaya gOkula
17. dEva dEva praseeda
18. neela mEgha sareera
19. pAhi pAhi jagan
20. dEva kuru Siksham
21. Sree gOpAlaka
22. AyAhi vraja 1. gOvardhana
23. nanda nandana
24. parama purusha
25. poraya mama kAmam
26. vada kim karavANi
27. mAdhava mAmava
28. gOvinda miha
29. nanda nandana
30. kathaya kathaya
31. bhAvayE
32. vijaya gOpAla
33. pAhi pAhi mAm
34. vEdAdri
35. veekshE kadA
36. rE rE mAnasa
37. gOpAla mEva
38. kaLyAnam bhavatu
39. jaya jaya bAla gOpAla
40. AlOkayE
41. rukmiNi kaLyAnam
42. jaya mangaLam
43. kshEmam kuru gOpAla